Josh Bowling
	Class: Senior Hometown: Tallahassee, FL High School: North Florida Christian Event: Throws Collegiate Bests: Shot Put (43' 1.5

2002: Indoor – Placed fifth at the ACC indoor championships in the weight throw with a distance of 59-06.75 (18.15m)…added a mark of 51-10.00 at the Florida Intercollegiates…Outdoor – Turned in outstanding performances for Florida State in 2002 as he broke his personal best records in both the shot put and the hammer throw…earned All-ACC honors after finishing third in the hammer throw with a personal best mark of 187-09 (57.22m)…threw the discus 153-11 at the ACC meet to place 10th…his personal best shot put throw of 43-01.50 (13.14m) placed him 13th at the ACC championships…his mark of 57.22m in the hammer throw was good enough to move into second place all time at Florida State…posted one of the top discus throws of the season at the FSU Relays with a mark of 161-09 (49.30m).

2001: Returns as one of the Seminoles’ top throwers following a junior season in which he set new personal bestmarks in the hammer, shot put and discus… earned first-place finishes in the discus throw at the FSU Season Opener and Clemson Quad Meet with distances of 163-08 and 161-09, respectively…placed second in the discus at the FSU Quad Meet (158-05) and sixth at the ACC Outdoor Championship (159-04)…finished fifth at the Georgia Bulldog Classic in the discus (153-00) and hammer throw (177-08)…won the hammer throw at the FSU Season Opener (176-04) and placed fifth at the ACC Outdoor Championship (181-11)…placed first in the discus at the FSU Relays with a distance of 161-10.

2000: Had solid performances in virtually all of the throwing events, including a mark of 171-03 in the hammer at the Seminole Twilight Meet which landed him with the sixth-best mark in FSU history...notched an impressive second-place showing in the weight throw at the University of Florida with a mark of 49-05.75.

1999: Redshirted.

PREP: Two-time district champ in the discus...district and regional champ in the discus and shot put as a senior...voted team MVP as a junior...finished third as a junior and second as a senior in the state discus throw championship...named All-Big Bend discus thrower of the year as a senior...was Tallahassee City Champ in the discus as a senior...was one inch away from a state record in the discus with a throw of 164’3”...academic state champ in engineering.

PERSONAL: Majoring in sports medicine...born on October 10, 1979.